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Glenn Grothman Demands DoD Cut 200,000 Civilian Employee Positions—Then Jill Tokuda Responds

Published July 23, 2026 | Video Starts at 00:15

Mr. Chair, I'll yield myself as much time as I may consume. This amendment requires the Department of War to examine options for reducing its civilian workforce by 200,000 positions. For point of reference, At the time that President Trump took office, the number of non uniform personnel in the Department of war was about 770,000. There was a buyout situation, which they reduced that number by about 80,000. And since that time, they felt there were certain positions that they had to refill that they probably shouldn't let go. (00:15–00:24)

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States the number of non-uniform personnel in the Department of War was about 770,000 when Trump took office.

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“Right now they're sitting around 705,000 [non-uniform personnel in the Department of War].”
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Glenn Grothman Demands DoD Cut 200,000 Civilian Employee Positions—Then Jill Tokuda Responds | Uploaded July 23, 2026 | 00:24-00:29
“Right now we've reduced the workforce by about 65,000.”
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